PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma lose in final of Hong Kong Open Super Series

PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma fell at the final hurdle as the Indians lost the Hong Kong Open Super Series final . Sindhu lost to Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying 15-21, 17-21 while Verma went down fighting against home favourite NG Ka Long 14-21, 21-10, 11-21.

Sindhu, who was looking to win her second Super Series title in as many weeks, got off to a good start as she raced away to a 6-3 lead in the first game but she squandered the opportunity and lost the next eight points. Ying never let the momentum slip and she opened up a seven-point lead. Although Sindhu closed the gap, she never regained ground and lost the first game 15-21.

Ying, who has two wins over world No.1 Carolina Marin in two weeks, continued her magnificent form and was not bogged down when Sindhu raced away to a 4-1 lead in the second game.

About P. V. Sindhu:

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born 5 July 1995) is an Indian professional badminton player. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. She is one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal – other being Saina Nehwal.

Sindhu came to international attention when she broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Ranking in September 2012 at the age of 17.